Recognizing the world is nothing but an illusion created out of the consciousness brings unity in diversity.+

 

The whole universe in which you exist is consciousness in its essence. Unless the universe is there in your realization, there is no realization of ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

Ignorance cannot go through merely knowing the Soul, the  Self, for it is known in sleep and Samadhi. It can go only by realizing the ultimate truth or Brahman.

If you can say that in your yogic Samadhi, you saw the universe and knew it as Brahman, you can conclude that Yoga leads to truth, but in Samadhi you are unaware of the universe, and hence of the ultimate truth or Brahman.

It is not enough to see a mere blankness in yogic Samadhi. One must realize the Self is not you, but the Self is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The yogi does know that what he finds in Samadhi is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth. 

There is proof that the yogic blankness in Samadhi is Brahman. Yogi can realize the ultimate truth or Brahman only through self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana.

The Soul is free from ignorance, not when it sees anything at all, as in yogic Samadhi, but only when the Soul sees this entire universe as itself. 

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The seeker has to discover a fresh on his own to realize’ what is the truth’ and ‘what is not the truth’ and accept only the truth and mentally drop the untruth. Thus, constant reflection on the subject is very much necessary in pursuit of truth.

The dualist says: - Consciousness and mind are co-eternal. Each is independent of others; each represents one complimentary aspect of reality. While the mind is present in the form of consciousness is absent. It is through collaboration between these two aspects of reality that evolution takes place. Apart from these two aspects of reality, the realists or dualists do not recognize the ultimate reality transcending these, serving as the base of these.

From the dualistic perspective, the world in which we exist is a reality. From the non-dualistic perspective, the world in which we exist is an illusion.

First, the seeker has to know ‘what is the mind” What is the substance of the mind? And ‘what is the source of the mind, to realize ‘what is what’?

The mind is present in the form of the universe. The universe appears as waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality).

Thus, a perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is necessary to realize that form, time, and space are an illusion created out of single stuff.

The purpose of the spiritual pursuit is to realize the whole world in, which we exist, is created out of a single stuff. And that single stuff is the Soul which is present in the form of consciousness. The Soul is the innermost Self.

From the standpoint of the Soul the Self, the world in which we exist is an illusion.

Nothing can be independent of consciousness because no second thing exists other than consciousness. The whole universe without form, time, and space is consciousness.

Without form, time, and space there is no universe but it is only the formless non-dual consciousness. But this truth has to be grasped to assimilate and realize the true essence of non-duality.

The ultimate conclusion is that there is no second thing exists other than consciousness. Everything is consciousness.

Thus, diversity has no value in light of wisdom. Recognizing the world is nothing but an illusion created out of the consciousness brings unity in diversity. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar